Belmont

Population: 853
Median household income: $60,750
Median home value: $119,800

Belmont, a community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, has 853 residents. At $60,750, its median household income sits in line with Pleasants County's $61,038.

From 2019 to 2023, Belmont's population declined 3.9% from 888 to 853, while its median home value rose 26.8% from $94,500 to $119,800.

The largest age group is 65 to 74, 17.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 98.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 853
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $60,750
Median home value: $119,800
Median gross rent: $613
Housing units: 356
Homeownership rate: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

888853

Median household income

$43,438$60,750

Median home value

$94,500$119,800

Median gross rent

$505$613

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	888	$43,438	$94,500	—
2020	965	$50,083	$98,500	$505
2021	918	$53,750	$105,600	$555
2022	824	$55,417	$117,300	$609
2023	853	$60,750	$119,800	$613

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 179.8%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7417.6%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27	3.2%
5 to 17	84	9.8%
18 to 24	98	11.5%
25 to 34	104	12.2%
35 to 44	112	13.1%
45 to 54	96	11.3%
55 to 64	95	11.1%
65 to 74	150	17.6%
75 and over	87	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	837	98.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate46.6%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree5.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	54	8.4%
High school graduate	300	46.6%
Some college or associate's	199	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	36	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	55	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	293	83.0%
Carpooled	16	4.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	7.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	5.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	145	43.3%
15 to 29 min	64	19.1%
30 to 44 min	38	11.3%
45 to 59 min	70	20.9%
60+ min	18	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 7.9% (63 of 793)

	Count	Share
Family households	176	53.0%
Nonfamily households	156	47.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	332	93.3%
Vacant	24	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	257	77.4%
Renter-occupied	75	22.6%

1-unit, detached65.2%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units14.3%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other12.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	232	65.2%
1-unit, attached	2	0.6%
2 to 4 units	15	4.2%
5 to 19 units	51	14.3%
20 or more units	11	3.1%
Mobile home & other	45	12.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5406004
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.3780, -81.2638